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Genesis 1:6

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6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

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Arcana Coelestia #1065

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1065. That 'these three were the sons of Noah' means these three kinds of doctrines which Churches in general possess has been stated just above. There are indeed countless less universal types of doctrines, but no further universal types exist. People who do not acknowledge charity, or faith, or external worship, are not part of any Church and are not therefore included since the Church is the subject here.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Isaiah 14:4

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4 that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!"